Ad of the Day: Heineken Honors the Odd Ideas That Can Spark a Downtown Revitalization

One incredibly strong magnet pulls a neighborhood together

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If you've lived or worked in a downtown as it came back from the brink of blight, you know that one bold business idea can be the tipping point.

 Whether it's a brewery based in an abandoned warehouse or a gourmet coffee shop that reclaimed an old fire station, these entrepreneurs can often offer a proof of concept and end up reversing decades of decline. 

Heineken captures this frequent reality in a new spot called "The Canvas," part of the international brewer's years-long push that promotes urban pride, creativity and revitalization.

In the new spot (likely from Publicis, though we've reached out for agency and production credits), we see a trio of guys getting tossed out of a beer shop at closing time, only to find the rest of the neighborhood vacated.

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